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There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.

Why?

A note from the Editor-in-Chief

Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.

Following the Observer’s reporting, three U.S. House members have demanded accountability, while James Rodden still appeared on an ICE court schedule this week.

“When you poll this country, America loves Dreamers. … I’ll keep working to get this done till they have to roll me off the floor.”

A Third Future Schools-Texas elementary school in Midland has been accused of neglecting social studies and physical education.

Texas politicians are wasting your money to punish the working class.

Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom...

Senator Charles Perry outlines an expansive vision of where Texans will get their H₂O in the coming decades.

The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.